Tag: linux

Welcome to a post another road block I recently solved on the Android development saga. I got myself a cheap Android tablet (Byond Mi-1). In an effort to use it for Android Development with Linux Mint / Ubuntu, I had to get across quite a few steps other than what is normal. Lets go step by step:

Figure out your Tablet’s Vendor ID – Use the lsusb command. It will dump out the details of all the USB devices connected to your machine. Usually your cheap tablet will not show up with a name on the dump, however in most likelihood it will be the last item on that list. To be sure, copy the output of the lsusb command into a text editor or spreadsheet. Then connect your Tablet with the computer and turn on Mass Storage (on the tablet). Run lsusb again and grab the dump and put it into a text editor or spreadsheet. There should be an extra line pertaining to your device. There will be an ID in the form of ID 1234:5678. 1234 will be your Vendor id. Take a note of it.

I recently set up a Linux workstation and based on my lookup on best distributions available, two came to fore: Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint 13 (Maya). Ubuntu has always been a fantastic Linux distro, but as I learned Linux Mint is actually based off of Ubuntu and did a better job at being a full featured OS, I decided to get it setup on my desktop. I have been very pleased so far!
One of the issues faced was inability to control brightness of the screen. I could not do say from the keys on the keyboard and neither did system settings work. The fix was easy as I learned about it on other forums. Here is the link to fix the problem:http://shellboy.com/linux-mint-13-on-dell-xps-15-brightness-keys-not-working.html